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// KJKA · Jack Edwards National Airport · Gulf Shores

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// Station · 1h 7m ago · STALE

KJKA

Jack Edwards National Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 260° / 15 kt G21
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING Few/scattered only
T/Td 29°C / 23°C
ALTIM 30.07 inHg
ELEV 17 FT
30.2905°N / 87.6718°W
LOCATION · Gulf Shores, US
N
WIND
260°15 kt
KJKA · 17 FT
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METRIC
NOW · 21Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
260°/15G21
 
 
 
VIS
10+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
—
 
 
 
LAYERS
SCT023 SCT029
 
 
 
T / Td
29 / 23
 
 
 
ALTIM
30.07"
 
 
 

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// Interpretation

VFR with brisk winds at 260°/15 kt, gusting 21. Visibility better than 10 statute miles and scattered at 2,300 ft, and scattered at 2,900 ft. Would shift to MVFR if the ceiling drops to 3,000 ft or visibility below 5 SM.

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// Raw observation METAR string + decoded

METAR KJKA 142155Z 26015G21KT 10SM SCT023 SCT029 29/23 A3007

KJKA · day 14 at 21:55 UTC · wind from 260° at 15 kt, gusts to 21 kt · visibility 10+ SM · scattered layer at 2,300 ft · scattered layer at 2,900 ft · temp 29°C / dewpoint 23°C · altimeter 30.07" Hg

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 260° @ 15 ktG21
3 USABLE · 1 AVOID · 2 CAUTION
N
WIND
260°15G21 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS 3 usable
27★ HDG 270° H15 kt X3 kt LEFT PRIMARY · 6,962'
17 HDG 170° H0 kt X15 kt RIGHT ⚠ HIGH XW · 71%
35 HDG 350° H0 kt X15 kt LEFT ⚠ HIGH XW · 71%
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends
09 HDG 090° T15 kt X3 kt RIGHT —
Pattern altitude: 1,017 ft MSL (1,000 ft AGL). Verify pattern direction and altitude with the chart supplement before flying. // On calm winds (<3 kt), all runways are usable — favor the longest or whatever the pattern calls for.

// Density altitude · ISA +14°C

1,500FT
+1,483 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +100 FT
1,700 1,300 900
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV17 FT OAT+29°C ISA DELTA+14°C PRESSURE ALT-136 FT
// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at K8A0 (Albertville Regional Airport/Thomas J Brumlik Field, Albertville, elev 1,032 ft) on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+15%
-11%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+11%
-7%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+6%
-5%

Approximate using ~10% perf loss / 1,000 ft DA for normally aspirated, scaled by powerplant type. Verify with your aircraft's POH for accurate numbers — especially above 5,000 ft DA where these rules of thumb diverge.

// Cloud layers · 2 reported · highest to lowest

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 14,663 FT SCT023 SCT029 KJKA ELEV · 17 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
SCT029
Scattered · base 2,900 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas
SCT023
Scattered · base 2,300 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas
// Computed
CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER2,900 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~48% (mixed) FREEZING LEVEL14,663 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-6)

10:59ZSUNRISE
17:57ZSOLAR NOON
00:55ZSUNSET
01:22ZCIVIL END
CURRENT23:02Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING1h 53m VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:22Z (2h 20m) DAY LENGTH13h 55m
New Moon
ILLUMINATION0% MOONRISE11:07Z MOONSET01:03Z FULL MOON IN15 days

// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 60 NM radius

KNBJ
VFR
Naval Outlying Field Barin · Foley
WIND
240° / 10 kt
VIS
10+ SM
CEILING
CLR
DIST
6 NM N
AGE
8m ago
KNPA
VFR
Naval Air Station Pensacola Forrest Sherman Field · Pensacola
WIND
VRB / 5 kt
VIS
10+ SM
CEILING
BKN120
DIST
19 NM E
AGE
6m ago
KPNS
VFR
Pensacola International Airport · Pensacola
WIND
260° / 13 kt
VIS
10+ SM
CEILING
FEW028
DIST
27 NM NE
AGE
9m ago
KBFM
VFR
Mobile Downtown Airport · Mobile
WIND
CALM
VIS
10+ SM
CEILING
CLR
DIST
29 NM NW
AGE
9m ago
K1R8
VFR
Bay Minette Municipal Airport · Bay Minette
WIND
210° / 7 ktG12
VIS
10+ SM
CEILING
CLR
DIST
36 NM N
AGE
32m ago

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